Carol R. Ember

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
104 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Carol R. Ember is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carol R. Ember has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 20 papers in Social Psychology and 15 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Carol R. Ember's work include Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (17 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (11 papers) and Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (8 papers). Carol R. Ember is often cited by papers focused on Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (17 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (11 papers) and Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (8 papers). Carol R. Ember collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Carol R. Ember's co-authors include Melvin Ember, Ian Skoggard, Burton Pasternak, Bruce Russett, Bobbi S. Low, Joshua Conrad Jackson, Joseph H. Manson, William Irons, Bernard Chapais and Linda F. Marchant and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Carol R. Ember

97 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cultural tightness and resilience against environmental shocks in nonindustrial societies 2024 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Carol R. Ember, Michele J. Gelfand, Eric C. Jones, Ian Skoggard, (unknown), Sergey Gavrilets	1
2	The biogeography and evolution of land ownership 2023 ·Journal of Biogeography ·Hannah J. Haynie, Geoff Kushnick, Patrick H. Kavanagh, Carol R. Ember, Claire Bowern, Bobbi S. Low, Ty Tuff, Bruno Vilela, Kathryn R. Kirby, Carlos A. Botero, Michael C. Gavin	1
3	Uniformity in Dress: A Worldwide Cross-Cultural Comparison 2023 ·Human Nature ·Carol R. Ember, (unknown), (unknown)	2
4	The Global Jukebox: A public database of performing arts and culture 2022 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Kathryn R. Kirby, Carol R. Ember, (unknown), Sam Passmore, (unknown), J. Michael McBride, (unknown), Michael Flory, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Patrick E. Savage	13
5	Coding culture: challenges and recommendations for comparative cultural databases 2020 ·Evolutionary Human Sciences ·Edward Slingerland, Quentin D. Atkinson, Carol R. Ember, Oliver Sheehan, Michael Muthukrishna, Joseph Bulbulia, Russell D. Gray	27
6	Resource Stress Predicts Changes in Religious Belief and Increases in Sharing Behavior 2020 ·Human Nature ·Ian Skoggard, Carol R. Ember, (unknown), Joshua Conrad Jackson, (unknown)	16
7	Ecological and cultural factors underlying the global distribution of prejudice 2019 ·PLoS ONE ·Joshua Conrad Jackson, Marieke van Egmond, Virginia K. Choi, Carol R. Ember, Jamin Halberstadt, (unknown), (unknown), Klaus Boehnke, (unknown), Ronald Fischer, Márta Fülöp, Ashley Fulmer, Astrid C. Homan, Gerben A. van Kleef, (unknown), Vidar Schei, Erna Szabo, Colleen Ward, Michele J. Gelfand	86
8	D-PLACE: A Global Database of Cultural, Linguistic and Environmental Diversity 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·Kathryn R. Kirby, Russell D. Gray, Simon J. Greenhill, Fiona M. Jordan, Stephanie Gomes‐Ng, (unknown), Damián E. Blasí, Carlos A. Botero, Claire Bowern, Carol R. Ember, Dan Leehr, Bobbi S. Low, Joe McCarter, William Divale, Michael C. Gavin	156
9	Introduction to “Coping with Environmental Risk and Uncertainty: Individual and Cultural Responses” 2013 ·Human Nature ·Carol R. Ember	2
10	DANGEROUS GEOGRAPHY: SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF LIVESTOCK RAIDING IN NORTHWESTERN KENYA 2012 ·(unknown), Carol R. Ember, Ian Skoggard, Eric C. Jones, A.J. Faas	7
11	Encyclopedia of diasporas : immigrant and refugee cultures around the world 2005 ·DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven) ·Melvin Ember, Carol R. Ember, Ian Skoggard, (unknown)	83
12	Explaining Corporal Punishment of Children: A Cross‐Cultural Study 2005 ·American Anthropologist ·Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember	52
13	Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology 2004 ·DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven) ·Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember	59
14	Encyclopedia of sex and gender : men and women in the world's cultures 2004 ·Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember	27
15	Encyclopedia of medical anthropology : health and illness in the world's cultures 2004 ·Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember	61
16	Resource Unpredictability, Mistrust, and War 1992 ·Journal of Conflict Resolution ·Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember	183
17	Problems of Measurement in Cross-Cultural Research Using Secondary Data 1991 ·Carol R. Ember, Marc Howard Ross, Michael L. Burton, Candice Bradley	31
18	Study guide and workbook : 4th edition, Anthropology, Carol R. Ember/Melvin Ember, Hunter College of the City University of New York 1985 ·Prentice Hall eBooks ·Dennis Werner, Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember	0
19	Marriage, Family, and Kinship: Comparative Studies of Social Organization 1985 ·Family Relations ·Richard E. Ball, Melvin Ember, Carol R. Ember	22
20	Myths about Hunter-Gatherers 1978 ·Ethnology ·Carol R. Ember	200

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